Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-12-15
NEVADA LAND MATTERs.
Land Agent EouDg,s work IE
Washington. over 5000
Acres of Land Approved.


Acres of Land Approved.
The following official correspond
ence involves question of great
importance and will be read with
interest by the people throughout
the State:
Executive DEPARTMENT
GovERNoR's OFFICE,
Carson City, Dec. 8, 1879
c. S. Young, Attorney and Land
agent for Neuada, at Washington
DEAR SIR: Please forward to this
office the status of land matters at
| Washington, and any information,
or suggestions, that has come I'M
der your observation that will be of
interest to the people of the State.
am yours truly,
| c.. c.. STEVENSON, Governor.
RENO, NEVADA, Dec. 10, 1887.
To HIS Eecellency, c. c. Sieren-
son, Carson City, NeUada-SIR :
In compliance with your request of
Dec. 9th, 1 take pleasure in sub
hitting the following:
On February 10, 1887, had the
honor to receive at your hands the
commission of Attorney and Land
Agent of the State of Nevada be-
fore the Department of the Interior
at Washington, d. c. l find that
there exists a general misapprehen-
sion among the people as to MY
duties. As 1 understand my official
duties they are to secure the speedy
approval to the State of lands al
ready applied for through our State
Land Office and under the provis-
ions of the United States Land
grants. l have no official relation
to National legislation on land or
other matters, nothing whatever to
do with the desert land laws, tim
Der culture laws, homestead laws,
or any other national laws; L have
to do only with the approval to the
State of lands selected by the
States Land Register, or Select
ing Agent. My appointment as L
have said was made February 10th.
At that time it seemed to be hope
less undertaking to secure the
approval of any land selections.
For over two years and four months
previous to that date not so much
as the selection of one acre had
received the attention and approval
of the General Land Office, the last
approval, previous to my. appoint
ment having been made September
20, 1854. Although hundreds of
thousands of acres had been,
through the State Land Office, APP
piled for py Nevada citizens their
applications continued to remain
unexamined in the pigeon holes of
the Land Office at Washington.
At once upon receiving the appoint
ment l proceeded to Washington to
represent before Land Commission
er Sparks Nevada's claims for
consideration. Owing to Its lack
of CLERICAL force L found that the
General Land Office was six or sew
en- years behind in it's work and
that many other States were push
ing their respective claims for at
tention. For over two months /
remained in Washington on this
business; in fact for four of the
first six months after my appoint
ment / was continually in the SER
vice of this State and at a personal
expense which far exceeded my
salary.
In my efforts to do the work as
signed me l was seconded by Con-
gressmen WOODBURY., Senators Jones
and Stewart, and especially SO by
Stewart, who on one or more occa-
sions joined me in making a per-
sonal appeal to the Commissioner
of the General Land Office. The
Commissioner before whom all of
the facts in detail were presented
admitted the justice of Nevada's
claim and promised immediate at
tention. He kept his promise.